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Installing ​

You have several options to include sqlite-vec into your projects, including PyPi packages for Python, NPM packages for Node.js, Gems for Ruby, and more.

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pip install sqlite-vec
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npm install sqlite-vec
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bun install sqlite-vec
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deno add npm:sqlite-vec
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gem install sqlite-vec
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cargo add sqlite-vec
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go get -u github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec-go-bindings/cgo
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go get -u github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec-go-bindings/ncruces
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datasette install datasette-sqlite-vec
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sqlite-utils install sqlite-utils-sqlite-vec

Pre-compiled extensions ​

Alternatively, you can download pre-compiled loadable extensions from the sqlite-vec Github Releases.

There's also an install.sh script that will automatically download the appropriate pre-compiled extension from Github Releases to your machine.

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# yolo
curl -L https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec/releases/download/latest/install.sh | sh
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# ok lets play it safe
curl -o install.sh -L https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec/releases/download/latest/install.sh
# inspect your scripts
cat install.sh
# TODO Test if execute permissions?
./install.sh

Compiling ​

sqlite-vec is a single sqlite-vec.c and sqlite-vec.h, and can be easily compiled for different platforms, or statically linked into larger applications.

See Compiling sqlite-vec for more information.